Brands using Snapchat to reach teenagers could be misguided according to new research, which finds that only 14% of users aged 16-24 use the app to find new products and brands to try. However, that figure rises to one in five (21%) among users aged 25-34. The findings come on the eve of Snapchat’s fifth […]
In a revolutionary time where our smartphones are a way of life, they also are becoming a way of love connections. Technology has really changed the standard for introductions and finding people. Tinder recently coming out as the top grossing app in the App Store is proof of this. Whether someone is currently on the […]
In a baseline study of attitudes to moving image entertainment among digital natives, Mediaplus Strategic Insights surveyed the role played by linear TV in comparison with Subscription Video-on-Demand (SVoD) services and illegal streaming portals. The digital natives are an especially important target group in this respect: on one hand, they are intensive media users, while […]
When Renault started in Formula One, 40 years ago, they equipped their car – the RS01 – with a revolutionary turbo-charged engine. As it was foreseeable, when new technologies are introduced, technical difficulties and reliability problems cropped up. So the yellow RS01 often entered the stands lane streaming white smoke. Ken Tyrrell, the boss of […]
China has become the first nation to embrace facial recognition technology to authorise digital payments following an innovative play by Alibaba to ease queues in local KFC restaurants. The so-called ‘smile to pay’ service has been introduced in the city of Huangzhou as part of a trial with the chicken chain to boost the customer […]
MarComm News’ Hit Parade brings you our selection of the “hit” projects of the month. The highlights for August 2017 include social, design, advertising and digital projects: 1) Kind Words Ringback Tone by GS Caltex GS Caltex wanted to decrease the stress level of employees in call centers. Customer abusive comments are something that everyone knows but no […]
Heinz Yellow Mustard is marking its partnership as the new Official Mustard sponsor of the NFL in the UK with an integrated campaign created by creative social agency Media Bounty. Heinz’s partnership with NFL UK is brought to life through the Ultimate Playbook, a series of creative assets designed for social, print and outdoor channels, […]
Online retailer Very.co.uk has announced its first full channel sponsorship of Sky Living. The campaign will go live on September 1 and runs for six months across linear TV, VoD and online. Debuting on Sky Living, the campaign shows consumers how to ‘get more out of every day’ by showcasing Very’s department store range. The […]
Following the astounding success of the mobile game Sea Hero Quest, launched in 2016, Deutsche Telekom and Saatchi & Saatchi London launches the world’s first consumer focused Virtual Reality (VR) game where anyone can help scientists fight dementia through gameplay. Sea Hero Quest VR aims to harness the power of VR gameplay to aid dementia […]
jj Media Group is bringing its production service divisions together under one brand to become the UK’s largest production service company. With the move coming as CEO Josh Jones pledges to better service the UK’s growing content economy. Locations, Studios, Events and Equipment Hire have now been brought under one cohesive brand identity, jj Media […]